Tonight I took a break from designing new cards - mostly, as we're now about 20 away from the full 175 cards.
So instead I started building a pretty simple 'Scryfall at Home' for the set (link below).
If you're interested in seeing the set list, you can do so.
#Gloomsday
Now at the point where I've ordered some inkjet label paper to do some tests for the playtesting versions, which could be happening as soon as April!
I've had some wonderful help from friends too, offering suggestions, but also reviews of spelling, grammar and general magic templating.
Officially passed the 66% of this custom set, with 121 unique designs out of 175!
Only 5 of those are reprints (allied shock lands), and that's offset by 5 cards being double faced and needing twice the work!
All 2 colour pairs now have at least 2 cards, and 15/24 Mythics are done.
Haven Protection Field 1U Instant Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2. If you control two or more Havens, counter that spell unless its controller pays 4 instead.
Murk-Twisted Scarecrow 4 Artifact Creature - Scarecrow Indestructible 1, Gloom 2, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. (To gloom 2, put the top two cards of your library into exile face down. You can't look at them.) 2/2
I haven't posted many of the cards here because I have some fun plans when the set is fully done, but I'll show off a couple of commons I made today.
I still, really, really enjoy designing fun and interesting rares and Mythics and won't deviate from that in Moxtober, but when you're trying to design 150-200 unique cards, sometimes just a simpler "individual" card is a nice break.
What this entire process is doing, is really making me appreciate how complex even the simplest looking commons actually are.
Not in gameplay, but their role in the limited format, how they need to tie multiple archetypes together.
I have a much greater appreciation for (un)common card design.
Screenshot of a breaking news story in football. Kyle Walker retires from international duty.
Thank fuck for that.
Thanks to some friends popping into the Discord stream, I got the chance to talk about my plans in detail, which was a joy.
They also had some really interesting ideas that I've added to the set list for upcoming designs.
The hardest part is more regularly finding the art, not designing the cards.
Another batch completed tonight, including 2 key characters, the start of my mythic cycle, and more fleshing out of commons and uncommons to sure up the themes.
I have another 5 designs in the bank that just need artwork to 'complete'.
It feels so good to makep a design that both serves a purpose in the current set, and also seeds themes, or mechanics for the next set after it.
I've just made a Planeswalker that does this, and yesterday I made a some uncommons which only need flavour changes to be "reprinted."
Thanks to @chronomagistrate.bsky.social and @ellie.wubrgsky.org for their editor notes on spelling and grammar.
Thanks to my local group for suggestions for balance on commons and uncommons.
I have completed designs on 38 cards this weekend, this is just over 1/5th of the unique cards I intend to design.
I have at least 1 multicolour for 8 of the 10 colour pairs so have been able to really figure out what the archetypes are trying to be.
I can then make (un)commons that support those.
I second this opinion.
Just had a really good conversation with my local playgroup about testing my custom set I'm working on.
They had a sample of 6 designs and immediately started theorising the power level of a couple of rares they saw.
Not only are they interested in drafting the set, but also solve constructed.
Custom card design is something I'm really excited about, but it's hard to find the drive to work on a custom set if there's nobody to play it.
Getting that buy in from my local group is a massive step to really putting more focus into really cohesive custom designs.
They also know I have ideas for 2 further sets minimum right now, and would also be interested in a custom constructed format.
This has not only given me new impetus to finish Gloomsday, but also helped me design an archetype I need to break up the core mechanic.
I can seed themes for future sets.
Just had a really good conversation with my local playgroup about testing my custom set I'm working on.
They had a sample of 6 designs and immediately started theorising the power level of a couple of rares they saw.
Not only are they interested in drafting the set, but also solve constructed.
Everything I've seen of it looks and sounds amazing,
It's also the type of game I can just never get into. Which is a shame.
But if people are enjoying it and having fun, that's enough for me!
Pleased we could help the Wolves improve on their 100% chance of relegation before Tuesday night.
(Still not quite sure how something calculated the 100% chance when there were still more points to play for than the distance they were behind 17th.)
i actually purchased the precon, which is generally rare for me to do, as part of a £30 upgrade thing
made the upgrades, played it once as a ashnod deck and it's been in the box since
returning to it now as i've retired a deck that would have a lot of overlap
Mishra, Eminent One {2}{U}{B}{R} Legendary Creature — Human Artificer At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that’s a copy of target noncreature artifact you control, except its name is Mishra’s Warform and it’s a 4/4 Construct artifact creature in addition to its other types. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. 5/4
reallt, really, really should have built mishra, eminent one a long time ago
working on a list right now and it's so in my wheelhouse and what I enjoy doing
It definitely shifts depending on when you started. Savannah Lions, Hypnotic Spectre, Nimble Mongoose, through to those you've mentioned.
Often format defining cards in an era when Magic content was dominated by competitive play.
The Scarab God or Uro could be considered iconic in another 5-10.
damn, it's nostalgia weekend in chateau cryptic. officially completed the return of bjorna/wernog
moxfield.com/decks/u0wzxK...
another deck i loved, and probably retired too soon. now back after a few sets of new toys
I'd wait until Season 2 to come out to watch Pluribus. I liked it but felt the pacing was very strange, as it knew it had the Second Season order before working on Season 1.
bsky.app/profile/ding...
#BrowtGangForLife #OrAtLeastFirstPlaythrough #GecquaOnSecondRun #NeverPombon
Soul Immolation {3}{R}{R} Sorcery As an additional cost to cast this spell, blight X. X can’t be greater than the greatest toughness among creatures you control. (Put X -1/-1 counters on a creature you control.) Soul Immolation deals X damage to each opponent and each creature they control.
Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute {3}{R} Legendary Creature — Human Berserker Menace Whenever Casey Jones attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature. Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature you control, Casey Jones deals that much damage to target opponent. 4/2
Terrasymbiosis {2}{G} Enchantment Whenever you put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature you control, you may draw that many cards. Do this only once each turn.
Ferrafor, Young Yew {6}{G} Legendary Creature — Treefolk Druid When Ferrafor enters, create a number of 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens equal to the number of counters among creatures target player controls. {T}: Double the number of each kind of counter on target creature. 4/7
especially excited by soul immolation, casey jones and ferrafor
also a bunch of pick ups from edge of eternities
loved this deck, and only retired it because we got everything we wanted out of it at the time
moxfield.com/decks/8I-GFP...
but now there are a bunch of really cool new spells to try out
Ulasht, the Hate Seed {2}{R}{G} Legendary Creature — Hellion Hydra Ulasht enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each other red creature you control and a +1/+1 counter on it for each other green creature you control. {1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Ulasht: Choose one — • Ulasht deals 1 damage to target creature. • Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. 0/0
they're back <3
The end of that Burnley/Brentford game couldn't have happened to a more deserving player and club.
Terrible fans, terrible player.
as someone with a tall forehead and wide skull, this is just how caps sit on our head :P
